North Michigan News

There were 6,004 students enrolled in Manistee County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.9% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Girls made up 50.6% of the county student body, while the other 49.4% were boys.

Data also showed that white students made up 69% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Manistee County schools, followed by 14.6% of African American students, 7.6% of Hispanic students, 6.3% of multiracial students, 1.4% of American Indian students, 0.9% of Asian students and 0.1% of Hawaiian students.

Michigan Great Lakes Virtual Academy had the highest enrollment among Manistee County's 14 schools in the 2022-23 school year, welcoming 3,391 students.

Overall student enrollment in Michigan remains below pre-pandemic levels, with white students experiencing the largest decline at 6.5%.

Academic performance has also suffered, with the state's average NAEP score dropping by 6.5 points and ethnic achievement gaps have widened. Black and Hispanic students' average math proficiency dropped by 7% in 2022, to 13.5% and 28.2%, respectively.

School name	Total enrollment in 2021-22	Total enrollment in 2022-23	% change
Michigan Great Lakes Virtual Academy	3,327	3,391	1.9
Manistee Middle High School	742	687	-7.4
Onekama Consolidated Schools	320	304	-5
KND Elementary School	271	289	6.6
John F. Kennedy Elementary School	248	279	12.5
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	240	259	7.9
Brethren High School	182	177	-2.7
Bear Lake Elementary School	169	163	-3.6
Betsie Valley School	127	136	7.1
Bear Lake High School	129	127	-1.6
Brethren Middle School	82	73	-11
Casman Alternative Academy	65	63	-3.1
Manistee ISD Center Programs	49	56	14.3